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Fun Facts about South Dakota


  • Admission to Statehood: November 2, 1889
  • State Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant
  • State Flower: Pasque
  • State Tree: White Spruce
  • Capital: Pierre
  • Largest Cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Watertown, Brookings, Mitchell, Pierre, Yankton, Huron, and Vermillion
  • Motto: "Under God the people rule"
  • Nickname: Mount Rushmore State
  • Population: 804,194
  • Climate: Dry steppe climate
  • Economy: Agriculture: Cattle, hogs, wheat, soybeans, milk, and corn: Industry: Food processing, machinery, lumber, wood products, and tourism

Fast Facts
  • 50.2 percent of the people in South Dakota are women
  • High School graduate, 84.6 percent of graduates are 25+, 2000
Whacky Laws

  • No horses are allowed in Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants
  • If they're are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you're allowed to shoot them
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